Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, C.1918 Auction Archive document is in very fine

document is in very fine condition

with evidence of pinback repair

illustrating a group of eighteen officers in the doorway of a brick building

the cross arms are pebbled with a smooth border

Accompanied by his original Discharge Certificate

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, C.1918 Auction Archive document is in very fine(Militrverdienstkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a raised central monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the twelve oclock arm overlaid by a crossed sword clasp, the reverse bearing a raised central Bavarian lion rampant,